“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” Jodi Picoult
Pending was started in 2019 as a platform to present emerging creatives. New pieces produced by fresh writers, directors and featuring emerging performers. Post-Pandemic the festival was reimagined as a platform to develop new work from scratch to full production.
In 2023 we put out an open call out to writers, from any background, anywhere in the world. Our readers chose 8 pieces to match with directors and of these 6 went on to our Scratch Night Pending in February. The featured pieces are:
Places We Won’t Walk
Written By Poppy Brian-Boys
Directed by Naomi Shanson
Featuring Théo Marceau & Éamonn Barry
How much do you carry through life? How much of your childhood can you actually remember? And why do we choose not to revisit some memories?
The Iron Wolf
Written By Vyte Garriga
Directed by Naomi Shanson
Featuring Ros Alexander, Theo Marceau & Brian Maitland.
What is the meaning of life and we so we fit in that? How can Spirituality and a sense of self belief change how we see it? Is everything as it first appears?
Larry
Written & Directed By Tom Sergeant
Featuring Jack McCann as Larry.
The longest serving member of this UK Government of the last 13 years is a cat. It’s not satire it’s a true story. This is his story.
Silver Spoons
Written By Maggie Thorn
Directed By Naomi Shanson
Featuring Poppy Brian-Boys as Woman.
What is a Fully Complete and functional woman? Are you her? Is she even real? And What is his name?
Democracy
Written By Rhys Clarke
Directed By Stephen Nieman
Featuring Bradley Lewis as Callum, Bianca Tornea as Georgia, Dino Fisher Stephens as Guy, Ronnellé Cavell Pitters as Rosie.
What are our boundaries to freedom? And how much do corruption and nepotism affect it? Can we really ever have democracy?
Pair of Aces
Written By James Willet
Directed By Natalie Evans
Featuring Ankit Madhira as Max & Poppy Brian-Boys as Abbie.
In a world full of sex, 2 youngsters discover that there might be other options!
Car Crash Productions 